tử thù

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死 and 讎.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˩ tʰu˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ tʰʊw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩]

Noun

(literary) an eternal enemy; a mortal enemy
Trong thế chiến thứ II, Hitler coi dân Do Thái như kẻ tử thù.
During World War II, Hitler regarded the Jews as the mortal enemy.

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